USS Pluck (AMc-94)
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NamePluck
Laid down7 June 1941
Launched4 April 1942
In service6 October 1942
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Pluck |
| Laid down | 7 June 1941 |
| Launched | 4 April 1942 |
| In service | 6 October 1942 |
| Out of service | 12 November 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Fate | transferred to the Maritime Commission 24 November 1947, for disposal |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Accentor-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 228 tons |
| Length | 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 17 |
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USS Pluck (AMc-94) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing naval mines laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Pluck, a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper, was laid down 7 June 1941 by the Noank Shipbuilding Co., Noank, Connecticut, launched 4 April 1942 and placed in service 6 October 1942, Lt. (j.g.) J. C. Butt, USNR, in charge.
Following shakedown and training, Pluck departed Miami, Florida, 19 February 1943, for San Juan, Puerto Rico. She soon operated from the American naval base at Trinidad, British West Indies. She conducted minesweeping operations in the Caribbean to protect Allied shipping.
